For most of American history, government shutdowns didn’t exist — they are a relatively recent phenomenon born of broken budget procedures and a broken political environment. Shutdowns as we know them ...

(The Center Square) – With U.S. House members out for their August recess, senators are scrambling to advance at least some of the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund federal agencies in fiscal ...

(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction and Veterans Affairs spending in a 90-8 vote. But lawmakers ...

Jacob Adams is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to Jacob. In a press call hosted by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and the House Freedom Caucus, Republican members of ...

(The Center Square) – Right before leaving for its week-long August recess, the U.S. Senate passed a minibus Friday evening containing three out of the 12 annual government funding bills. The package ...

Senate Republicans are voicing deep concern over President Donald Trump’s decision to advance a $5 billion “pocket rescission,” a move that threatens to derail bipartisan negotiations on government ...

Senate Democrats wanted an equal say in crafting spending bills before the shutdown and are about to get a chance to do so, but they’re unlikely to support Republicans' latest effort to jump-start the ...

An intra-GOP battle is already brewing over how to avert a government shutdown before the next fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. House and Senate lawmakers will need to strike a deal on funding the ...

"A full year obligation has gone out to states, but with a big asterisk and caveat that if we have a continuing resolution, it could get pulled back," said Susan Howard, director of policy and ...

The two-week holiday recess, a contentious health care debate and discharge petition showdowns are squeezing the House’s legislative calendar, raising doubts about whether lawmakers can finalize ...